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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
a conditional clause
"Harry Potter, do you know what unicorn blood is used for?"
"No," said Harry, startled by the odd question. "We've only used the horn and tail hair in Potions."
"That is because it is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn," said Firenze. "Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, would commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself, and you will have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips."
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The highlighted seems to be a conditional clause. Can ‘If’ be put the head of the clause?
"No," said Harry, startled by the odd question. "We've only used the horn and tail hair in Potions."
"That is because it is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn," said Firenze. "Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, would commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself, and you will have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips."
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The highlighted seems to be a conditional clause. Can ‘If’ be put the head of the clause?
Top answer
No. It is not a conditional clause.
- No.
- It is not a conditional clause.
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fivejedjonIt is not a conditional clauseAnd is it a present perfect tense, meaning you (one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain) have already slew something pure or keep doing it?
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You have slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself,
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eipjoo fivejedjonIt is not a conditional clauseAnd is it a present perfect tense, meaning you (one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain) have already slew something pure or keep doing it?'have slain' is present perfect. The verb is slay/slew/slain
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